This year I feel that I have grown in many areas. I now consider myself to be a much better students for many reasons. This challenge of this course has taught me that I can overcome obstacles that I originally considered to be undoable. During the course of assignments such as the research paper and the different journals, I have learned to budget my time and to do a more quality job. I feel that I have grown in the reading and writing areas the most. I have always read fairly quickly but now I think that I can read quickly and get more out of it than I used to be able to. As a thinker, I can comprehend the plots of books and of projects and I can plan them out so they will go more smoothly and they will turn out better in the end.This year I feel that I have grown in all areas and I am ready to begin my third year of High School. I have grown in the sense that I have learned how to take criticism and learn from my mistakes. I have learned how to handle two or three major assignments at once even is they are all for the same class. Reading more than one book at a time this year was challenging but I think that I learned to handle it. This year I immproved my time management skills and now I use my time more wisely. I found out how much time was being used where and what I should eliminate or add to improve my schoolwork. I learned how to organize an effective schedule so that I can space assignments out which lets me do a better job. I think that I did well this year and I am ready to move on to my junior year of American Studies.